diff --git a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index f0de1e246c..094b0ec15f 100644
--- a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.16.1</version>
+      <version>1.17.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.twdata.maven</groupId>